‘I was able to squeeze a bit of the filler out, but it was too late to get them dissolved completely, so I’ve been left with bumpy lips.

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‘Now no-one is willing to correct them as they do not want to be liable for what state they are in now.

‘My main focus is to raise awareness of the dangers so that this doesn’t happen to anyone else in the future.’

Tracy Bates, 44, before she had the lip filler (Picture: Mercury)

She says the dodgy filler has left her scarred and is warning others to go professional (Picture: Mercury)

The mum-of-three wants to raise awareness of the importance of getting procedures done by fully-trained professionals.

She was eventually forced to go to her doctor where she was given cream to treat the swelling but said she was in so much agony she went to a private Botox-specialist doctor – spending a further £500 to fight off lip infections.